By Burton Speakman
bspeakman@vindy.com
AUSTINTOWN
Teaching others to create szopkas is all about keeping the Polish traditions alive.
A group of people spent an afternoon learning how to make a szopka, which is a Polish Nativity scene, during a craft show sponsored by the Krakowiaki Polish Folk Circle on Sunday at the Austintown Public...

The following introduction and letter are being sent to you on behalf of Dr. Radzilowski, President of the Piast Institute.
Dear Friend,
Attached you will find a letter to President E. Gordon Gee of Ohio State University. The letter goes beyond our usual demands for redress in the form of...

Ohio State President Gordon Gee Must Be Reprimanded For Polish Slur
Chairman Leslie H. Wexner
Board of Trustees
The Ohio State University
210 Bricker Hall, 190 North Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210-1358
Phone: (614) 292-6359
Dear Chairman Wexner and Trustees of Ohio State University:
As a son of Polish war heroes, I ask that you publicly admonish University...

Golden Polish delicacy resembles a pine tree
By JoAnn Jones
Special to The Vindicator
One of the most incredible desserts to come from Poland, the sekacz cake (pronounced seng-kach) is a delicacy that has both a unique shape and taste.
Also known as a tree cake, the cake probably originated in Eastern Europe...

No local group has been more effective at reawakening ethnic pride than Polish Youngstown.
The organization, spearheaded by Aundrea Cika Hesch-myer, has rallied younger Polish-Americans with a stream of events such as Polish Happy Hour, which features beer and vodka imported from the old country. Cika says it had to be...

Marianne Jameson Poprik, our Community Outreach Coordinator, was recently honored by The American Business Women’s Association for her outstanding work on the local chapter’s newsletter, The Mill Creek Messenger. The newsletter was chosen by the group out of a field of 30 entries as one of the top five newsletters...

By GUY D’ASTOLFOdastolfo@vindy.comIce is the media on which Jeff Kaiser creates his art.The Masury man is an ice sculptor whose work routinely graces banquets and wedding receptions throughout the region. But he also competes on a national level with other ice carvers across the country.Kaiser will demonstrate...

End of special liturgy at St. Stan has some poised to exit churchBy Sean Barronnews@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWNStanislaw Radomski met and married his wife, Josephine, at St. Stanislaus Church, has been a 37-year member and raised his two sons there. But those strong ties likely won’t be enough to keep him coming...